diff --git a/CHANGES-3.3 b/CHANGES-3.3
index b1ff0a199c147be9001f510229ec6f42ad3c5210..6378c7be678827dad61218dafadc6ac92903774e 100644
--- a/CHANGES-3.3
+++ b/CHANGES-3.3
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ the history of the 3.2 series (2018-05 - 2022-08).
 
 This release contains contributions from (alphabetically by given name):
  - Adriaan de Groot
+ - TNE
  - vincent PENVERN
 
 ## Core ##
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ This release contains contributions from (alphabetically by given name):
  - *partition* module stores a global storage value in luksPassphrase,
    for later modules that need to manipulate the encrypted partition.
    (thanks vincent, #2424)
+ - *partition* module no longer clear (unmounts) a Ventoy device.
+   (thanks TNE, #2427)
 
 
 # 3.3.13 (2024-12-31)
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ This release contains contributions from (alphabetically by given name):
  - Fewer compile warnings with most-recent Qt versions.
  - Support systemd and consolekit block-suspend, not just KDE Plasma
    block-suspend, during installation. (thanks Jakob, #2404)
- 
+
 ## Modules ##
  - *dracut* module has more freedom to specify program options. (thanks Simon, #2401)
  - *partition* module improved some user-visible messages. (thanks Masato, #2412)
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.cpp b/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.cpp
index a1e544f9c90a48cc13b5e29f001d17fe0a28417c..2fbafb5dc754d40dccbb18aa512c67d6a3712287 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.cpp
@@ -110,15 +110,17 @@ isSpecial( const QString& baseName )
     // Fedora live images use /dev/mapper/live-* internally. We must not
     // unmount those devices, because they are used by the live image and
     // because we need /dev/mapper/live-base in the unpackfs module.
-    if (baseName.startsWith( "live-" ))
-        return true;
+    const bool specialForFedora = baseName.startsWith( "live-" );
+
     // Exclude /dev/mapper/control
-    if (baseName == "control")
-        return true;
+    const bool specialMapperControl = baseName == "control";
+
     // When ventoy is used, ventoy uses the /dev/mapper/ventoy device. We
     // must not unmount this device, because it is used by the live image
     // and because we need /dev/mapper/ventoy in the unpackfs module.
-    return baseName == "ventoy";
+    const bool specialVentoy = baseName == "ventoy";
+
+    return specialForFedora || specialMapperControl || specialVentoy;
 }
 
 /** @brief Returns a list of unneeded crypto devices
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.h b/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.h
index fb3aca1e440ff15a59ecf02331c4ba70bd0407e7..44fc81590db402cc0035d25558f9177c0543355f 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/jobs/ClearMountsJob.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Device;
  * files that should not be closed (e.g. "myvg-mylv").
  *
  * (*) Some exceptions always exist: /dev/mapper/control is never
- *     closed. /dev/mapper/live-* is never closed.
+ *     closed. /dev/mapper/live-* is never closed. /dev/mapper/ventoy
+ *     is never closed.
  *
  */
 class ClearMountsJob : public Calamares::Job